Denis Coulson: Irish ex-rugby player found guilty of rape
Former Irish U20 prop Denis Coulson has been found guilty of the rape of a woman in Bordeaux in 2017.
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Dublin-born Coulson, who also played for Connacht and French side Stade Français, was one of two former Irish international rugby players sentenced on Friday at Bordeaux's Cour d'Asisses.
Chris Farrell, who was a member of Ireland's Grand Slam-winning 2018 Six Nations squad, was handed a four-year sentence with two years suspended for failure to prevent a crime.
The court was told he would not be sent to prison but would have to wear an electronic tag for two years and remain in France.
The two men were on trial with three other rugby players, two of whom were also found guilty of rape on Friday.
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